Mozambique: Erection of the Diocese of Alto Molócuè and Appointment of First Bishop

Vatican City — The Holy Father has erected the diocese of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique, with territory taken from the dioceses of Gurúè and Quelimane, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nampula.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Estêvão Ângelo Fernando of the clergy of Quelimane as first bishop of the diocese of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique.

Msgr. Estêvão Ângelo Fernando was born on 17 June 1974, in Inhassunge, in the diocese of Quelimane. After attending the…